The Blue-Eyed Boy

Thames Valley Mystery #6

by Clare Curzon

When Joel Sefton, a handsome, charming, and talented young man is found dead--the victim of an apparent mugging--Detective-Superintendent Mike Yeadings uncovers the boy's less attractive side--a side he believes led to his violent end

Genres: Mystery

184 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1990

About the author

Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan (1922-2010) was a British author who specialized in writing literature belonging to the mystery, suspense, or detective genre. She wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Marie Buchanan, Marie Duell, Clare Curzon and Rhona Petrie. She studied French and psychology at King's College in London.

Reviews

[Nrec Marku · Rating 3 out of 5]

Response 1:

This is a very interesting book. It starts off when a detective is called to a crime scene where a young man’s body was found in a supermarket’s parking lot. The body was cut up into pieces it was more pieces than a puzzle.
Mike Yeading (the detective) and other members of his team find out that the young man was a very nasty man, and lots of family members where hurt by this man. Perfect excuses to possibly be the cause of his death. Read this book and find out who the actual killer is. You just may be surprised.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first Curzon I've read, and it looks like I've got some catching up to do! This was a very tightly plotted, economical novel in the "locked-room mystery" style--few likely suspects and no motive. Who would kill the Blue-Eyed Boy? Seems like there were lots of candidates. And the culprit and the aftermath really add up nicely.

The characters are well drawn, allowing me to pick this up at #6, rather than #1 in the series, as I prefer. I look forward to reading as many as I can find. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of these in the library, due to their age. Nevertheless, the hunt will be worth it.

[Lori]

very good, she has others!

[Rei · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't think I would actually finish this book when I started reading it but I actually quite enjoyed it. Hard to get into at first though.

[Judith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was easier to follow than the previous one, but I am still not loving the characters. They do not come alive for me. I am not giving up just yet though.